A 42-year-old male with long-standing lymphedema presented to discuss therapeutic options for increasing leg swelling. His lymphedema began spontaneously in his midteens and asymmetrically involved both legs. No family history of lymphedema existed. Physical examination was remarkable for minimally pitting bilateral lymphedema extending from the toes to the upper calves. His toenails were diffu...

The integration of balance and plyometric training has been shown to provide significant improvements in sprint, jump, agility, and other performance measures in young athletes. It is not known if a specific within session balance and plyometric exercise sequence provides more effective training adaptations. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of using a sequence o...

the discharge data used for hydrological modeling should be the long-term suitable random data without trend and jump which is followed a specific statistical distribution. in this study, the above mentioned conditions were evaluated for 31 years period (1974-2004) of annual mean discharge data of 10 gauging stations of west azarbaijan province. for this purpose, the non-parametric spearman cor...

the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of fasting on physical abilities and body lipid levels of university students. therefore, 18 fasting students (9 male and 9 female) and 18 non-fasting students (9 male and 9 female) were randomly selected and tested for the following variables before and after ramazan month: blood sample of chol- total, trig, chol/ hdl, ldl and sfm of hand an...

A number of additional tests were performed: serology, which was negative for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and syphilis; culture of the vaginal discharge, which was positive for Candida albicans; and biopsy of 1 of the lesions. Histology revealed skin from the genital region with a superficial erosion occupied by fibrin deposits, marked regenerative change...

The patient was a 61-year-old man who had undergone liver transplant for alcoholic cirrhosis 3 years earlier and was on treatment with tacrolimus, 7 mg/d, and mycophenolate mofetil, 1.5 g/d. He was seen for a 2-year history of skin lesions that had arisen in the presternal region and that produced occasional bleeding and caused discomfort due to friction with clothing. There were no systemic al...